pbbwfc/scincnet

Shane's Chess Information database - No Complications using .Net

ScincNet

Shane's Chess Information database - No Complications using .Net

The backend is based on the excellent Scidvspc.

This repository includes a .NET wrapper to access this back end. This allows scripting in F# against SCID databases.

The repository also includes a trimmed down front end, built using WinForms written in F#.

For further details, see the documentation: https://pbbwfc.github.io/ScincNet/

Using

To get started please install using the setup.exe in Releases.

Developing

All development is done using Visual Studio 2019.

To get started, simply download the code and open the Solution.

Limitations

Unlike Scidvspc this version is only developed to work under 64 bit Windows.

It is also much more limited in intended functionality. For example, it does not provide facilities to play against an engine, play on the internet, work with tablebases or opening books...

scincnet's Issues

Save Game does not always work

Need to investigate further to establish why and how.

Add waitify for slow processes

Add a waitify wrapper:

• set wait cursor
• disable everything
• call function
• enable everything
• set normal cursor
• wrap all this in a try catch
• if fails show a messagebox

Add Paste PGN

Need to add Paste PGN in Game Menu.

This should paste a game in PGN format from the ClipBoard to replace the current game.

Test release on blank machine

Transfer tests for F# backend to this project

Add menu option Tools -> Set ECOs

Add status bar

Possibly allow for some timing code

Fix add RAV auto

Currently Add RAV by entering moves does not work.

To replicate create game starting e4. Then go to beginning and play e4 instead. RAV is created but with 1...

Add Repertoire Docs

Add docs on new Repertoire feature:

• Mention in README
• Include in Install
• Do run through article

Fix Recents to only store bases that exist

Currently, Recents remebers all opened bases. Some of these may later be moved or deleted. The functionality should be upgraded to automatically remove these from Recents.

Fix update of game result

Game result appears both in the game headers and at the end of each game.

The system should keep these in sync. Best would be to update in the edit headers dialog.

Currently changes in this dialog do not change the game result.

To replicate:

• Create new game
• add some moves
• edit headers and set to win (1-0)
• save game
• reload game and still has result as unknown with *

Use treecache

• Add function to write treecache
• Check uses it when reloading tree
• Change to use treecache always even when just doing update of list of games(use tree seaqrch even when don't need tree result)

Create Getting Started

Create a new document called Getting Started to include:

• Running the Installer
• Creating a new base
• Importing a pgn
• Opening a game
• Running the engine
• Updating the comments
• Saving the game

Create a release 0.01

Engine analysis should only show new or long lines

Add menu option Game -> Set ECO

With repertoire on should always show non empty tree

If you get to a point where the tree is empty than no repertoire lines are displayed.

Update ReadMe to compare UI with SCID and add decriptions of Repo

Add Copy PGN

Need to add Copy PGN in Game Menu.

This should copy the current game in PGN format into the ClipBoard

Consider other options for caching tree

Consider binary serialize
Consider Redis
Consider MS Faster
...

Add Import PGN File

Should add Import PGN File into the Tools menu

This should allow you to select a PGN file and then import all games from the file to add to the games in the current base.

Create MSI

Create an MSI installer for ScincNet.

Allow for installation of sample bases,etc.

Add option to strip moves to end

Move ECO to main headers

ECO currently a subsidiary header but should be treeated as a standard one.